Which has higher births, by age of mother, Mexico or Puerto Rico?

Mexico, at 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Births, by age of mother

Mexico

0 births

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0 births

in 2023

Mexico rank

132nd

Puerto Rico rank

132nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Mexico
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	296.8 births	10.1 births	286.7 births	Mexico
1960s	329.5 births	13.4 births	316.1 births	Mexico
1970s	365.9 births	6.9 births	359 births	Mexico
1980s	275.4 births	1.7 births	273.7 births	Mexico
1990s	195.7 births	0 births	195.7 births	Mexico
2000s	167.8 births	0 births	167.8 births	Mexico
2010s	29.5 births	0.1 births	29.4 births	Mexico
2020s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Mexico or Puerto Rico?: Mexico, at 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Mexico and Puerto Rico?: 0 births, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Mexico ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Births, by age of mother. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/births-by-age-of-mother/mexico/puerto-rico-us/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/births-by-age-of-mother/mexico/puerto-rico-us/">Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Births, by age of mother</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.